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Igor Shpilband
Full nameIgor Yuryevich Shpilband
Born (1964-07-14) July 14, 1964 (age 60)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Igor Yuryevich Shpilband (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Шпильбанд, born July 14, 1964) is an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana Gladkova.

Personal life

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Shpilband was born in Moscow on July 14, 1964, to a Jewish family. In 1990, he and several other Soviet skaters were part of a U.S. tour headlined by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when one of them, Gorsha Sur, decided to defect; Shpilband, Veronica Pershina and Elena Krykanova decided to join him.[1][2]

Shpilband got a coaching position in Detroit not long after.[1] He became a naturalized United States citizen in 2000.[3] With his former wife Veronica Pershina, he has a son, Maxim, and a daughter, Ekaterina, a competitive figure skater for the United States.[4][5] In 2006, he became engaged to skating coach Adrienne Lenda.[6]

Competitive and coaching career

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Shpilband (4th from left) in 2011 with Marina Zueva and students Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir, Meryl Davis / Charlie White, and Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani

Shpilband was coached by Lyudmila Pakhomova from age 12 to 20.[7] He and his partner, Tatiana Gladkova, won the silver medal at the 1982 World Junior Championships and then gold in 1983.[8] Shpilband retired from competitive skating following Pakhomova's death in 1986.[7]

Following his defection, he began working as a coach and choreographer at the Detroit Skating Club.[9] Gorsha Sur recommended him as a coach to Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow, who were among his first students.[1] Shpilband formerly worked in collaboration with British coach Elizabeth Coates.[10] He began coaching with Marina Zueva in 2001.[2] In 2003, Shpilband began coaching at the Arctic Edge Arena in Canton, Michigan.[11] On June 3, 2012, Shpilband confirmed that he had been fired from the Arctic Edge Arena.[9][12] On June 12, it was announced that his new training site is the Novi Ice Arena in Novi, Michigan.[13]

His current and former students include:

Competitive highlights

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(with Gladkova)

Event 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
World Junior Champ. 2nd 1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd

References

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  3. ^ Rosewater, Amy (February 22, 2010). "Coaches balance loyalties with 'jacket dance'". Ice Network.
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  5. ^ Mittan, Barry (September 6, 2009). "Shpilband Follows Dad to the Ice". Golden Skate.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Jerry (February 20, 2014). "Lenda makes major impact as skate coach". Buffalo News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Russell, Susan D. (January 5, 2013). "Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  8. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008.
  9. ^ a b Barnas, Jo-Ann (June 3, 2012). "Coach Igor Shpilband fired from position at Canton's Arctic Figure Skating Club". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012.
  10. ^ Zinser, Lynn (January 6, 1998). "Coaches' Feat: New Dance Craze Two Arrive From Abroad To Aid U.S." Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c Barnas, Jo-Ann (June 4, 2012). "U.S. Figure Skating confirms top American teams to stay in Canton after Shpilband dismissal". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012.
  12. ^ "U.S. endures ice dance shakeup". ESPN. Associated Press. June 5, 2012.
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  15. ^ "Alissandra ARONOW / Zachary DONOHUE". International Skating Union.
  16. ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO". International Skating Union.
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  27. ^ "Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
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  29. ^ "Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
  30. ^ "Grethe GRUNBERG / Kristian RAND". International Skating Union.
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  32. ^ "Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH". International Skating Union.
  33. ^ "Siobhan KARAM / Joshua MCGRATH". International Skating Union.
  34. ^ "Naomi LANG / Peter TCHERNYSHEV". International Skating Union.
  35. ^ "Chloe LEWIS / Logan BYE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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  50. ^ "Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow, USA". Angel Fire. Angel Fire. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  51. ^ Thea Rabe / Timothy Koleto at ISU
  52. ^ "Samantha RITTER / Daniel BRYKALOV: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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  55. ^ "Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009.
  56. ^ "Jamie SILVERSTEIN / Ryan O'MEARA". International Skating Union.
  57. ^ "SILVERSTEIN Jamie / PEKAREK JustinUSA United States (USA)". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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  63. ^ "Katarina Wolfkostin on Instagram: "We want to share the news with everybody that we left Novi. There's so much I could say but I'll just say I'm so thankful for all that I learned! The lessons, experience, and wisdom of our teachers Igor and Pasquale, and also Adrienne and Natalia, made us so much of who we are today. We are trying a new direction now, and we will be training at MIDA while attending UM. I have a hard time saying goodbye, but we're looking forward to the future."".
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  65. ^ "Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024.
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